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Give Life: The Transplant Journey
This site begins with a flash file and story about what a donor's family might experience as
they journey through the process of donation.
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Second Wind
Second Wind is an organization devoted to improving the quality of life for lung transplant
reciepients, those waiting, and people with pulmonary problems and their families through
support, education, and advocacy.
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Second Wind of St. Louis Missouri
A site with a lot of information about lung transplants, support and organ donation awareness activites. Also a lot of related links.
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Children's Liver Association for Support Services
C.L.A.S.S. is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the emotional,
educational, and financial needs of families coping with childhood liver disease and
transplantation.
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Kids with Heart
Provides support, education, and information for families of children and adults with
congenital heart defects and acquired heart disease.
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The Helping Hands Page
A page for people raising money for organ transplants or other medical expenses.
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LifeLine Creation
This site sells jewelry for organ donors and recipients. There are also stories from donors
and recipients.
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Pancreas Transplant
Information about what happens when you have a pancreas transplant.
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Renal Biopsy
Explains what a renal biopsy is, why it is done, and what to expect.
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Transplant Rejection
A lot of information about transplant organ rejection.
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Not all Angels are in Heaven - Some Organ
Donors are Still on Earth
A small site about living organ donation.
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Medline Plus: Kidney
Transplant
Easy to read explaniation of what a kidney transplant.
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Medline Plus: Bone
Marrow Transplant
An easy to read explanation of bone marrow transplant.
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Medline Plus: Heart
Transplant
An easy to read explanation of heart transplant.
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Medline Plus: Liver
Transplant
An easy to read explanation of liver transplant.
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Medline Plus: Heart and
Lung Transplant
An easy to read explanation of heart and lung transplant.
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Medline Plus: Lung
Transplant
An easy to read explanation of a lung transplant
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Religious Views
Concerning Organ and Tissue Donation
This site explains the views of many major religious groups concerning organ and tissue
donation
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Health
Central: Kidney Transplantation
This site has information and links to various other questions and answers about kidney
transplantation including questions about living donors.
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Living Donors Online
This site has information about various living donor transplants and a message board as well
as a section with personal stories.
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Living Donors
Information for and about living donors. This site deals mostly with kidney donation.
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The Transplant Patient Partnering Program
This site contains helpful information for the entire kidney transplant process. There is a
section for kids and teens to learn more about how the kidney works and what to expect when a
parent is waiting for a kidney and afterward.
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The Drug Monitor: Transplant
Pharmacy
This site has information about various drugs used for organ transplantation.
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The Living Bank
The Living Bank is the oldest and largest donor education organization in the United States.
This site has lots of information about organ donation and transplantation, organ, tissue and
even whole body donation.
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National Transplant Society
The National Transplant Society's mission is to maximize the availability of organ and tissue
donations. There are informative links with facts and questions and answers about organ
donation.
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Pediatric Kidney Transplant
Program at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital
Has information about their programs including the living related donor program.
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Pediatric Kidney
Transplantation at UCLA
Has information about their program as well as frequently asked questions.
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LifeNet Donor Families
A support site for donor familes. There is information about services, events as well as a
few stories from families.
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Living Donor
A site dedicated to providing information on living organ and tissue donation. There are
links for organ and tissue donation. This site appears to be just getting started and there
is not a lot of information yet.
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LifeGift Organ Donation Center
This organ recovery center serves Southeast, North, and West Texas. This site has information
about understanding organ and tissue donation as well as donor and recipient stories.
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LifeBanc
The organ procurment agency for Northeastern Ohio. There are facts and education as well as
frequently asked questions about organ donation.
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Transplant Awareness Inc.
This site sells t-shirts, books, pins and other items that have slogans that promote organ
donation awareness. There are also a section with a transplant resource guide.
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Organ Transplant Association
This site has chat rooms, bullitin boards as well as information about various organ
transplants. There are also a ton of transplant related links.
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New England Organ Bank
This organization recovers organs and tissues for those waiting transplantation. There are
stories and support for donor families and also information about transplantation.
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Organ
Donation/Transplantation Resource Page
This site has many many links dealing with donation and transplantation, including support for
donor families and transplant recipients. There are also links for various organs, such as
kidney, liver, heart and others.
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The Association or Organ Procurement Organizations
AOPO represents and serves organ procurement organizations through support and advocacy and
help maximize the availability of organ and tissues and other issues. This site has many
links that deal with organ and tissue donation and transplantation as well as links to the
AOPO members. There are also frequently asked questions about organ and tissue donation.
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First Family Pledge
The First Family Pledge Campaign hopes to spread the word of organ donation around the US and
make organ donation the natural thing to do. This site has information about the First Family
Pledge and all the transplant children who traveled to Washington DC in 1999.
- Brownson's Nursing
Notes: Organ Donation
Has a list of several sites that deal with organ donation and transplantation.
- Transplants Living to Care
Lynchburg, Virginia's organ transplant support group. They have local events and internet
links as well as a few personal stories.
- Transplant America: Chronicles of
Courage and Miracles
A great site with lots of links to transplant receipents and donors. Also a chatboard and
other transplant related links.
- United Network for Organ Sharing
UNOS has lots of news and transplant information as well as resources.
- Life Center Northwest: Donor Network
This is a site for an organ procurement organization that covers Washington, Alaska, Montana,
and Northern Idaho. There are links dealing with organ donation and transplantation as well
as news of events (although not very current).
- Coalition on Donation
This group is made up of various organizations across the United States who are dedicated to
informing the public about organ donation. There is information here about to become a donor
and spread the word.
- Transplant Recipients International Organization,
Inc.
TRIO offers organ donation and transplantation information as well as resources and news
events.
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The Sharing Network
The organ procurement organization for New Jersey. Facts, religious views and various sites.
- Children's Organ Transplant Association
COTA's primary mission is to make sure that no US citizen is ever denied a life-saving
transplant or access to a transplant waiting list due solely to the lack of funds. You can
get help or help others. There is also links to transplant related sites.
- National Transplant Assistance
Fund
This organization helps families who need to raise money for transplant related expenses and
also offer information about organ and tissue donation.
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World Children's Transplant Fund
This organization tries to provide as many opportunities as possible for life-saving pediatric
transplants to children all around the world. There are several programs and some links to
other related sites.
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The American Kidney Fund
This organization offers support for kidney patients with information and other programs.
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Gift of Life Trust Fund
This organization is based in South Carolina and they hope to increase the awareness of organ
and tissue donation.
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Health Central: Transplant
Rejection
The definition, causes, treatments and other issues regaurding transplant rejection.
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Cherubs
This organization hopes to learn about the shortage of organ donations for children and how we
can change that.
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Organ Donation
Awareness
This site has personal transplant and donation story links as well as Australian and World
donation and transplantation links
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Donor Alliance
Donor Alliance facilitates the recovery and donations of organs in Colorado and Wyoming.
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Transplant Buddies
A site where you can contact other people who have dealt with a transplant as well as find
information about organ donation and transplantation.
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Organ Donation
A site from the US government reguarding organ donation.
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Organ Transplantation: Concept,
Issues, Practice and Outcome
This is a Medscape article, you need to register for free to view it. This is a very long
article with a lot of information on just about every topic related to organ transplantation.
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Pediatric Issues in Solid Organ
Transplantation
An article on Medscape. This article includes information on pediatric liver, kidney and
heart transplantation.
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Transplant Speakers International
This organization can aide in providing educational programs on organ donation in your area.
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Drug Induced Gingival Hyperplagia in
Transplant Recipients
An article on Medscape. You need to be registered to view it, but it is free. This is an
article about the overgrowth of gums in transplant recipients. It covers thoughts on cause
and treatment.
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Yahoo Health: Kidney Transplant
A short description of a kidney transplant.
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Yahoo Health: Transplant
Rejection
Description of transplant rejection.
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Children's
Hospital Boston: Bone Marrow Transplant
An explanation of what a bone marrow transplant is and what to expect.
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Children's
Hospital Boston: Chronic Illnesses and Transplantation Issues in the Adolecence
Information about how to help your adolecence when they are dealing with chronic illness or
transplantation issues.
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Children's
Hospital Boston: Heart Transplant
An explanation about what a heart transplant is and what goes with it.
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Children's
Hospital Boston: Kidney Transplantation
Explains what a kidney transplant is.
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Children's
Hospital Boston: Liver Transplant
Explains what a liver transplant is.
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Children's
Hospital Boston: Lung Transplantation
An explanation of lung transplantation.
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Gifts From Heaven
This web site is for parents of children who have had or are in need of liver, small bowel or stomach transplant. There is also an e-mail list as well as a message board connected to this site. Adults who have had this type of transplant are also welcome.
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Transitions
The website is under construction, but you can get more information by clicking on the above link and sending an e-mail.
Transitions is a nonprofit organization dedicated to Providing information, education, and support to families living with
chronically ill child, to enhance the quality of life. Specializing in transplantation.
Mailing address:
Suite 507, 300 - 8120 Beddington Blvd. N.W.
Calgary, Alberta T3K 2A8
24 hour support:
local phone: 691-1419
toll free in North America only: 1-877-717-LOVE (5683)
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